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    "id": 867519,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiambaa, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Paul Koinange",
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        "legal_name": "Paul Koinange",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Committee noted that composition of the Commission of the nominees were to be approved by the National Assembly looked at alone, would not reflect regional and ethnic diversity of the people of Kenya. However, the Committee noted that provision of Article 250(4) of the Constitution requires that the composition and appointment of commissions and independent offices be considered as a whole in determining whether the same reflects regional and ethnic diversity of the people of Kenya. The Committee, therefore, observed and noted that in future vetting exercises, parliamentary committees should be furnished with the schedule confirming the members of all Chapter 15 commissions and independent offices to enable Parliament to ensure that nominations subject to vetting reflect regional and ethnic diversity of the people of Kenya. The Committee observed that there was no person living with disability or a youth in the list of nominees presented for vetting to National Assembly. It would, therefore, be prudent to consider these two groups in future appointments. The Public Service Commission (PSC) is one of the most important commissions in our Republic. It has literary all civil servants in our country. As commissioners, the nominees we are about to prove will be bestowed with a duty to serve our nation. They will need to put the country first. It does not matter from which community or county one comes from. What matters most is the integrity and patriotism that each of the individual nominees will exhibit as a commissioner. This is the team that must come up with policies to eradicate corruption, nepotism, impunity among other evils that bedevil our nation. This is the team that we expect to come up with policies that ensure that our civil servants become dynamic and respond to Kenyans. We expect this team of commissioners to reward performing civil servants and punish errant civil servants without fear or favour. This is the team that will ensure that civil servants become enablers to Kenya’s legitimate business enterprises and not killers of Kenya’s dreams and aspirations. In conclusion, having considered the suitability of the nominees pursuant to Article 250(2)(b) of the Constitution and Section 8(2) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, No.33 of 2011 and the Public Service Commission Act the Committee recommends the National Assembly approves the nomination of the following persons for appointment as Vice-Chairperson and Members to the Public Service Commission:"
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